sinister71 wrote: They obviously didn't research Tolkien's meaning of the Necromancer which in that day and age was referring to Black Magic/Sorcery Not bringing things back from the dead.

Didn't do their research??? That's just wrong, period. Hate to always be a contrarian, sinister71, but the meaning of necromancy has always been associated with various forms of raising the dead, either spiritually or bodily. While there are obviously variations of the Black Magic theme, there is absolutely nothing that Tolkien wrote or said that would restrict or limit the latitude the film makers have in using what Tolkien, himself, has given them.

As we all know, Tolkien never used words lackadaisically. He used the term, Necromancer, for a reason---so if the film has orc zombies, don't complain that it's not canon. Nothing to be found in Tolkien's writings that would preclude it.